Carmelo Anthony Game-Winner (Image: Newscom)

On the game, Anthony had 31 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 42 minutes. Chauncey Billups also starred for the Nuggets, finishing with 32 points, three rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes. Kenyon Martin (12 points) and J.R. Smith (10 points) also finished in double-digits.

For the Mavs, this was a bitter loss. Prior to Anthony’s game-winning three-pointer, Antoine Wright of the Mavs tried to foul him because Dallas had a foul to give. Despite replays showing that Wright did foul Anthony, there was no call from the referees. Following the game, the NBA admitted that the ref made a mistake by not calling a foul.

Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 33 points in 38 minutes. Jason Terry, the 2009 Sixth Man of the Year, had 17 points and four rebounds from off the bench.

Game 4 will be played on Monday in Dallas. With a victory, the Nuggets would advance to the Western Conference Finals.

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Andre Iguodala against the Orlando Magic (Image: Newscom)

In the game, Iguodala had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 44 minutes of play as he led the sixth seeded 76ers to the upset. Lou Williams chipped in 18 points for the Sixers, while Andre Miller had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

For the Magic, superstar center Dwight Howard had 31 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Rookie Courtney Lee had 18 points, while Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston scored 15 points for Orlando.

In the last shot of the game, the Magic’s Hedo Turkoglu missed a three-pointer that would have won the game. The second contest of this series will be played on Wednesday.

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